Kingshot State Transfer: How to Disband Troops to Cut Passports

To reduce the number of transfer passports required for a State Transfer in Kingshot—or to qualify under a target kingdom's incoming power cap—disband lower-tier and redundant troops before initiating your move. Total account combat power directly determines your migration bracket and pass costs. While permanent investments such as research, hero ascensions, and lord equipment cannot be dismantled, raw troop numbers can be reduced immediately to drop your account into a cheaper, eligible transfer tier.

How Troop Count Affects State Transfer Costs

Destination kingdoms enforce power limits to balance cross-kingdom matchmaking, categorizing incoming accounts into strict power brackets. If your total power ranks too high relative to the target state, you may be blocked by entry ceilings or forced to spend significantly more passport items.

Dismissing standing troops strips away surplus account power without touching core account investments. This makes cross-server relocation viable without depleting alliance shop currency or premium resources on excess passes.

Troop Disband Priority Sequence

Never delete units evenly across all troop tiers. Target obsolete and lower-value formations first to preserve your primary combat marches:

1. Delete Low-Tier Units (T1–T8): Completely dismiss legacy farming and early-game troops. These units offer negligible value in high-tier combat rallies but inflate your total power tally.
2. Purge Excess Gathering Units (T9): Dismiss secondary gathering squads and off-type units that exceed your standard march requirements.
3. Trim Off-Meta Max-Tier Formations (T10/T11): If your power still exceeds the target state ceiling after clearing lower tiers, trim high-tier units outside your primary hero focus. For example, an infantry-specialized account should retain its front line and prune secondary cavalry or marksmen.
4. Preserve Core Combat Formations: Keep 4 to 5 complete, fully upgraded combat marches intact so your account remains competitive immediately upon landing.

Step-by-Step State Transfer Preparation

Execute troop dismissals systematically to avoid deleting more military strength than necessary.

1. Check the Target Kingdom Cap: Verify the target state's exact ordinary transfer power limit and calculate how much combat power you must lose to enter safely.
2. Halt Active Training: Cancel active training queues and leave uncollected units alone to prevent accidental power gains during the transfer window.
3. Recall All Deployed Squads: Call back all gathering marches, reinforcement squads, and encampments. Having active troops outside your town can block the transfer interface or prevent the system from refreshing your current power standing.
4. Dismiss Units in Batches: Open your barracks or drill grounds, select the lowest-tier unit group, and dismiss troops in batches of 50,000 to 100,000.
5. Monitor Passport Requirements: Check your profile power and open the migration menu after every batch. Stop dismissing units the moment your required passport total drops to your intended tier.

Rebuilding Military Strength After Migration

Once you have successfully arrived in your new kingdom, rebuild your army during kingdom preparation or training-focused events. Direct your accumulated training speedups exclusively toward your highest unlocked troop tier, and activate alliance training buffs or kingdom titles to maximize recruitment efficiency while earning event milestone rewards.